After Craig Bellamy accepted a three game ban for an elbow on Jonathan de Guzman in last Saturday's derby, Swans boss Garry Monk has now accused fellow Cardiff City star Kim Bo-Kyung of punching and butting Wayne Routledge

“If anything I would be more concerned about something like that than saying one of my players is play-acting.

“If you look at Wayne, he is headbutted and punched and he stays on his feet. He doesn’t make a meal of it.

“I think Ole needs to look at his own players before he starts looking at mine.”

Kim Bo-Kyung and Wayne Routledge

Monk also admitted he was proud of his players after coming from behind to earn a draw on a stormy night in Stoke.

Even though they trailed at half time on a night when the game had been in doubt, so bad was the weather, Monk insists the Swans "Had chances to win it."

The head coach, who masterminded a Liberty Stadium derby win on Saturday, said: "We could have won it and I couldn't be prouder.

"It was a day for men out there.

"There was only one team trying to win it and we were unfortunate not to win it."

With the media spotlight away from his players, Monk said his team had to show different strengths to get something at the Britannia.

He said: "We have shown two different characteristics. Against Cardiff we showed football and tonight we showed both football and character."

Mark Hughes in charge of Stoke City against Swansea
Mark Hughes felt his Stoke team could have had two penalties, especially one Peter Crouch claimed for late on.

The former Wales boss said: "It's a point where we haven't played particularly well. We felt we could have had two penalties."

But Monk remained adamant Crouch's shout was definitely not a penalty and preferred to heap praise on centre back Chico Flores, who he claimed was man-of-the-match, despite suffering jeers from the home fans.

The fledgling Premier League boss said: “Chico was my man of the match; I thought he was absolutely magnificent.

“He was a rock, he was solid, he passed the ball well. Everything you want from a defender he gave us and the goal was a bonus on top. It was a great header.

“He led well from the back and that inspires the rest of the team. It gives them a lift. I thought Chico was the best player on the pitch, especially with the way the crowd were with him.

“There were boos for him but if he plays like that they can keep doing it.”

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